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SYDNEY: US soybean futures rose on Thursday, rebounding from losses of more than 1.5 percent the day before, though gains were capped by forecasts of bumper Brazilian production.Wheat slid for a third consecutive session as global supply concerns eased, while corn edged higher, drawing some support from a lower than expected US Department of Agriculture ending stock forecast.Chicago Board of Trade January soybeans climbed 0.78 percent to $10.40 a bushel, having closed down 1.62 percent in the session before.Pressure on prices came despite the USDA estimating global ending stocks below market expectations, with the market focused on forecasts of bumper South American production, a trend that is likely to continue."The market is going to be focused on South America and in particular weather moving forward," said Andrew Woodhouse, grains analyst at Advance Trading Australasia."The USDA really came out and said nothing."Brazil's 2014/15 soybean crop due to start harvest in January ...

SYDNEY: Shanghai aluminium plumbed its lowest level since May on Tuesday as growing overcapacity and the shaky outlook for demand in China curbed buying that had already begun to wane towards year-end. "Supply is growing steadily, with new capacity and idled plants (restarting)," said analyst Paul Adkins of consultancy AZ China in Beijing. "Demand is sputtering. It's a combination of weak macroeconomic signals and pre-year-end wind-down." The most traded February aluminium contract on the Shanghai ...

SYDNEY: US soybean futures fell for the first time in five sessions on Tuesday, edging back from a one-week high and snapping the longest winning streak in nearly four months as traders squared positions ahead of a widely watched US government report.Corn fell, extending losses into a second session, while wheat fell for the first time in four sessions.Chicago Board of Trade January soybeans, the front month contract, fell 0.36 percent to $10.40 a bushel, ...

SYDNEY: US wheat futures fell nearly 1 percent on Monday, losing all their gains from the previous session, as global supply concerns eased.Soybeans edged lower for the first time in four sessions, though prices continued to hover close to a one-week high on export demand and soymeal strength.Corn also fell for the first time in four sessions.Chicago Board of Trade March wheat futures fell 0.6 percent to $5.90-1/2 a bushel by 0217 GMT, having fallen ...

SYDNEY: London copper was steady on Monday and holding above last week's four-and-a-half-year lows, with expectations of further stimulus from China supporting prices after trade data was weaker than expected. "The risk is that we see further liquidation of positions, considering no one is confident of the (global economic) outlook, particularly in early 2015," said analyst Daniel Hynes of ANZ in Sydney. China's exports rose 4.7 percent in November from a year earlier, while imports ...

SYDNEY: Global traders selling copper into China have signed up for lower annual contract volumes from producers for 2015, due to concerns that the Qingdao metals scandal could crimp demand, and amid expectations of a supply glut next year.Banks have tightened credit for metals financing in the wake of the Qingdao port scandal, which has hit small manufacturers and trade houses, while the global market is expected to be in surplus next year."It used to ...

SYDNEY: US soybean futures fell to a fresh five-week low on Wednesday as expectations for bumper South American production dragged on prices.Wheat also fell, extending losses after hitting a near five-month top earlier in the week, while corn edged lower to take its two-day losses to nearly 2.5 percent on better South American growing weather.Chicago Board of Trade January soybean futures fell 0.2 percent to $9.94-1/4 a bushel by 0131 GMT, having earlier hit a ...